Profile

Russell Vought, Maga’s shutdown ‘bulldog’

The director of the White House office of management and budget is playing Cromwell to Trump’s Henry VIII

Jilly Cooper, saucy novelist who made Britain smile

Author whose bestselling novels dissected the lives and lust of the English upper-middle class

‘I’ve spent a life wrestling with the big questions’

The writer and former bishop talks about the soul, the Good Samaritan and life after faith

Max Martin & Shellback, superstar producers

The award-winning duo behind Taylor Swift’s new album exemplify the Swedish ‘music miracle’

Obituary: Jane Goodall, primatologist

The primatologist who over the course of 60 years uncovered the uncannily human world of chimpanzees

Obituary: Patricia Crowther, Sheffield witch

The Wiccan whose humour and self-assurance inspired thousands to join the pre-Christian religion

Christian Horner, Formula One’s £80m man

After his huge payoff, is there a road back for the former Red Bull team principal?

Obituary: Conor Gearty, unwavering defender of human rights

The barrister and teacher spoke truth to power ‘incisively, passionately and elegantly’

Led by Donkeys, activists out to skewer political hypocrites

The activist group’s Windsor Castle stunt made top use of its weapon of choice: embarrassment

Obituary: Sir Nicholas Grimshaw

Obituary: Sir Nicholas Grimshaw

Gabriele Finaldi, the National Gallery’s ambitious director

A gifted fundraiser, he has attracted £375m in donations and expanded the museum’s remit to contemporary art

Obituary: David Baltimore, the visionary virologist

‘Giant discoveries’ in molecular biology earned him a Nobel prize and a stellar reputation

‘I’m incredulous anyone would want to know about my life’

The actor on the perils and pleasures of being herself

Profile: Zack Polanski, Green party leader

The former actor and hypnotherapist has swept in on a tide of leftwing populism that will worry Labour

‘Things get exciting when we die’

The writer, radio presenter and Church of England priest on what happens when we reach the end of our life

Musée d’Orsay director who achieved his life’s dream

The head of the Paris gallery, who has died aged 58, ‘wanted everyone to be able to access the marvels of art’

The genre-hopping director whose early success remains unmatched

Is the Spinal Tap film-maker about to turn it up to 11 with the mockumentary sequel – or will it be Stonehenge revisited?

Obituary: Angela Mortimer, British tennis champion

The ‘frail’ Wimbledon, French and Australian grand slam winner made tactical brilliance her hallmark